The PFL is back for its 2025 season, and welterweights and featherweights will kick things off in Florida.
2025 PFL 1 (ESPN2, ESPN+) takes place Thursday at Universal Studios in Orlando, Fla.
Get pick results from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, as well as additional analysis, below.
Jeremy Kennedy vs. Movlid Khaybulaev
Records: Kennedy (19-5), Khaybulaev (21-0-1)
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.25): Kennedy +550, Khaybulaev -800
Junkie pick results: Khaybulaev 10, Kennedy 1
Logan Storley vs. Joseph Luciano
Records: Storley (16-3), Luciano (10-2)
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.02.25): Storley -380, Luciano +300
Junkie pick results: Storley 11, Luciano 0
Adam Borics vs. Jesus Pinedo
Records: Borics (19-2), Pinedo (23-6-1)
Division: Featherweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.25): Borics +130, Pinedo -155
Junkie pick results: Pinedo 8, Borics 3
Jason Jackson vs. Andrey Koreshkov
Records: Jackson (18-5), Koreshkov (28-5)
Division: Welterweight
Rankings: None
Odds (as of 04.03.25): Jackson -230, Koreshkov +190
Junkie pick results: Jackson 8, Koreshkov 3
Check out all the main card picks below.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
| Jackson vs. Koreshkov |
Borics vs. Pinedo |
Storley vs. Luciano |
Kennedy vs. Khaybulaev |
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MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 35-23 |
 Jackson (68%) |
 Borics (52%) |
 Storley (72%) |
 Khaybulaev (87%) |
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Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 38-20  |
Jackson |
 Pinedo |
Storley |
Khaybulaev |
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Ken Hathaway @1khathaway 36-22 |
Jackson |
Pinedo |
Storley |
Khaybulaev |
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Brian Garcia @thegoze 36-22 |
Jackson |
Pinedo |
Storley |
Khaybulaev |
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Nolan King @mma_kings 36-22 |
Jackson |
Borics |
Storley |
Khaybulaev |
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Mike Bohn @MikeBohn 35-23 |
 Koreshkov |
Pinedo |
Storley |
Khaybulaev |
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Matt Erickson @MattE 35-23 |
Koreshkov |
Borics |
Storley |
Khaybulaev |
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George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 33-25 |
Jackson |
Pinedo |
Storley |
 Kennedy |
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Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 32-26 |
Jackson |
Pinedo |
Storley |
Khaybulaev |
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Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 31-27 |
Jackson |
Pinedo |
Storley |
Khaybulaev |
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Simon Samano @SJSamano 30-28 |
Jackson |
Pinedo |
Storley |
Khaybulaev |
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Matthew Wells @MrMWells 29-29 |
Koreshkov |
Borics |
Storley |
Khaybulaev |
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